#152 - Being Entrepreneurial in corporate with Zizipho Nyanga

We conclude November and Global Entrepreneur series on the Stretch Podcast with with Zizipho Nyanga on the importance of being entrepreneurial in Corporate. We cover amongst other things, the versitility that entrepreneurial people can bring to a corporate. We also cover broadly why most black  entrepreneurs don't grow, issues of funding, scaling and building long and sustainable businesses.

Bio

Ms. Zizipho Nyanga CA(SA), GEDP (GIBS)
       

Zizipho Nyanga is a qualified Chartered Accountant. She has over 15 years’ experience in financial management, development finance, SMME and external audit. She has worked in various organisations such as the Industrial Development Corporation, EY and Kagiso Media Ltd. Until recently at the end of April 2020 after spending 6 years with the organisation, she was the CEO of Old Mutual Masisizane Fund driving entrepreneurship development and funding SMMEs.   

Zizipho was a Non-Executive Director of the Black Management Forum Investments Ltd, Italtile Ltd and Grindrod Bank where she stepped down in March 2020 to prepare for her next career chapter.  She is a recipient of the South African Professional Services (SAPSA) of the Professional of the Year award, Management category. Recently, she was also recognised by the Gender Mainstreaming Awards as one of the inspiring women leaders in Management.  She currently sits on the Board of Adapt IT as a Non-Executive Director.  In September 2020, Zizipho started her new role as a Chief Entrepreneurship Officer after a fruitful and a well-deserved four-month sabbatical.

Contacts: 

Facebook: Zizipho Nyanga
Instagram: @zizipho_mqwala_nyanga
email: iznyanga@gmail.com